SCMR expert consensus statement for cardiovascular magnetic resonance of acquired and non-structural pediatric heart disease

Table 6 Kawasaki disease and systemic vasculitis

Sequence	Imaging plane	Indication
Standard imaging
2D Cine bSSFP	Short-axis stack	LV volumes, mass, and EF RV volumes, mass, and EF Regional wall motion
2D Cine bSSFP	LV long axis views
3D bSSFP respiratory-gated and ECG-triggered whole heart sequence^a	3D Volume	Coronary artery assessment for aneurysm formation
Non-ECG gated 3D magnetic resonance contrast angiography	3D Volume	Extracardiac vascular lumen imaging for detection of aneurysm formation
Late gadolinium enhancement	Short-axis stack LV long-axis views RV-specific views	Myocardial scarring
Additional case-specific or comprehensive imaging
Navigator gated 3D LGE [110, 111]		Coronary or large vessel wall enhancement in patients with systemic arterial inflammation
T1 mapping	Short-axis stack	Acute myocardial inflammation (edema) or fibrosis
T2 signal intensity ratio OR T2 mapping	Short-axis stack	Acute myocardial inflammation (edema)
Rest and stress myocardial perfusion	Short-axis stack	Suspected coronary stenosis including microvascular disease of the myocardium
Phase contrast flow	As indicated	KD-related decreased ventricular output or valve insufficiency

3D three dimensional, ECG electrocardiogram, EF ejection fraction, KD kawasaki disease, LV left ventricular, RV right ventricular, bSSFP balanced steady state free precession
^aImaging can be performed during systole or diastole according to patient age and heart rate

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